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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Coach: Jon Scepanski
League: York-Adams 1
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2015 JV Record: 5-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Shannon Valenti 6'0" 210 Senior QB 4.7
Anu Johnson 5'8" 175 Senior RB 4.6
Chris Whack 6'0" 215 Senior RB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Veteran Backfield, Majority Of Defense Will Return
Team Weaknesses: Lost Best OL To Graduation, Must Rebuild OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 21.2
2015 National Rank: #3258
2015 State Rank: #125
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 26.7
2016 National Rank: #2211
2016 State Rank: #80
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 1
Dynasty National Rank: #7897
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.7
Dynasty Record: 37-47 (19-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 29
2015 Points Against Average: 14.4
2015 Differential: +14.6
2015 Wins: #3243 Red Lion (14-13), #5393 York Suburban (York) (31-24), #5984 Spring Grove (30-0), #7233 Central York (York) (42-0), #7419 Susquehannock (Glen Rock) (30-21), #7566 York Catholic (York) (40-7), #8012 Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg) (48-12), #10285 New Oxford (45-7), #11536 Penn [William] (York) (35-8)
2015 Losses: #881 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (42-14), #3492 Dallastown (15-12), #3865 South Western (Hanover) (24-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-62
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; York-Adams II)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Boone [Daniel] (Birdsboro) (60-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Boone [Daniel] (Birdsboro), 9/9 at York Suburban (York), 9/17 at Solanco (Quarryville), 9/23 Central York (York), 9/30 at Red Lion, 10/7 Dallastown, 10/14 at Penn [William] (York), 10/21 Spring Grove, 10/28 South Western (Hanover), 11/4 at New Oxford
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Solanco (Quarryville) (23.3), Dallastown (16.3), Red Lion (15)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Penn [William] (York) (-29.4), New Oxford (-19), Boone [Daniel] (Birdsboro) (-6.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (9.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #349
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7601
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37%